Collar package



July 17, 1928.

D. B. BECKER COLLAR PACKAGE Filed April 20, 1926 IIIIII IIIIIIIII IJ Patented July 17, 1928.

IDL'XN'LALDB. BECKER, Ol"'TATERVILIE'I",` N'EWZYORK; ASSIGNOR`TO `GEO. PY IDE"&"COM,

PANY, INC., OF TROY, NEW YORK, A' CORPO'RATION'O'F'NEW YORK.'

COLLAR PACKAGE; l l

Application led April 20, 1926. Serial No. 103,348.

From the beginning of the starched collar industry it has been the practice of manu-- facturers to iron turn down starched colla-rs in the folded condition in which they are worn and pack these folded collars in a square box, and the dealer on selling a collar would roll it upon itself and wrap it in that condition and deliver it to a customer. This package is an inconvenient one to handle and unless very securely fastened is likely to unwrap by rea-son of the tendency of the starched collar to unroll.

The square box heretofore universally used for collars takes up considerable room and is dilicult to pack in a travelling bag.

The object of my invention is to provide a more conveniently sized box and a method of arranging the starched collar for such box, and by reason of this arrangement of the collars the box may be readily packed in a travelling bag occupying a minimum amount of space, and by reason of the method of packing the collars they may be placed in a substantially fiat package for a customer, which package may be placed in the pocket and occupy no more space than a pair of gloves laid fiat. The method and package embodying my invention is a materially marked step in advance in the art of packaging starched collars which resultsl in a decided and material advantage to the manufacturer, dealer, and user of such collars.

My method consists, broadly stated, in placing starched collars in open or flat oondition in piles of any predetermined number, then folding the collars end to end and placing them on edge in a box, there being, preferably, box with the folds at the ends of the box and the ends of the two piles of collars overlapping in the middle portion of the box.v

My improved box is. elongated and comparatively narrow and is provided with a -spacer shorter and narrower than the box, the collars being placed around such spacer.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a top'plan view of a collar package embodying my invention. f

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View on the line 2 2, Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. y

The box 1 according to my invention is, preferably, a, comparatively` long narrow one, the height of the side and end walls betwo such piles of collars in each ing such that a fold over collar in flat or unfolded condition may be on edge in the box and permit the cover 2 to be placed on the box.

Preferably, I place a spacer element- 3 in the box which is shorter and narrower than the box thereby leaving a' space between it and the walls of the box. The spacci' shown is niade from any suitable material, but I shall probably make it ofpaper having a suitable degree of rigidity to prevent it from preferably substantially oval -so that noy sharp corners may be presented to collars in the box.

According to my method, I place the starched collars 4: flat or unfolded in superposed position in predetermined number and then fold a predetermined number end to end and'then place them on edge in the box in the space between the spacerv 3 and the side and end walls of the box, a second bunch of starched collars so arranged is also similarly4 placed in the box with its folded portion at the other end of the spacer and box, the ends of the second bunch of collars overlapping the ends of the first bunch of collars placed in the box, therebyA making a compact convenientand novel starched collar package and packaging. The rounded ends of the spacer form an abutment for the folded portion or zone of the collar'. Of course, it will be understood that while I prefer to use a spacer in the box it isnot essential to the successful practice of my invention. f

The shape of the box enables a retail merchant to pack a larger number of boxes with equal number of collars than is possible with the old standard square box now in universal use.

collapsing; and the shape of the spacer is Y In making a sale, say, of a single collar, f

the `dealer grasps the collar by its uppermost exposed edge and pulls it from the box, and without further manipulation of the vcollar, places it, folded end first, in a` flat envelope and hands it to the customer in that manner, who, by reason of the flatness of the package is enabled to place it inv his pocket without causing his clothing to bulge, which bulging is inevitable when the rolled collar is placed in the pocket. A single collar according to my invention will not take up any more room in the pocket or travelling down starched collar-s in flat or opened con- 10 dition disposed between said spacer and the Walls of the box, with the endsof one set adjacent one -end ot' the box and the ends of another set adjacent the other end ofthe box. Y

In testimony whereof I allix'iny signature.

DONALD B. BECKER. 

